Machine for marking garments



c. E. JENNER MACHINE FOR MARKING GARMENTS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 22, 11923.

C. E. JENNER MACHINE FOR MARKING GARMENTS Filed July 27 eefcs-Shest 2 EGE CHARLES EDVV' A1313 JENNEE,

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IQIAQHINE FOR EIARKING- GARMENTS.

Application filed July 27, 1922. Serial No. 577,927.

and resident of London, England, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Machines for Marking Garments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in printing apparatus for marking garments or other fabrics preparatory to submitting the same to ordinary cleansing operations, as practised in laundries, dye and cleaning works, and more particularly relates to that class of machine wherein rotatable discs are employed on the periphery of which each is provided with a series of letters, numerals or other signs for eifecting the marking of the material to be marked by the act of either bringing the fabric in contact with the discs carrying the type or by the act of bringing the discs in contact with the material to be marked.

Such machines as heretofore constructed have the disadvantage of want of precision in setting the machine for printing the de sired mark and furthermore due to the un certainty of pressure applied by the operator frequently the lmpression desired is not satisfactorily imprinted on the garment or material.

The object of the present improvements is not only to simplify the construction of such apparatus but to ensure perfect alignment of the several letters, numerals or marks, on the several discs employed when set to make the impression, to provide means for ensuring the part of the garment being in the proper position for the impression to take place. the impression being applied to the garment by the action of a hammer lever which is automatically caused by the insert-ion of the garment to strike a blow on the underside of the said garment and bring the same in contact withthe type on the lower peripheral surface of the rotatable discs carrying the type, this hammerlike action is brought about by any suitable trip or trigger mechanism, the blow being dependent upon a spring the tension of which is made adjustable for the regulation of the desired blow.

A machine constructed in accordance with the present invention comprises a pair of standards mounted on a suitable base be tween which standards are rotatably mounted the discs upon the periphery of each of which is inscribed the letters, numerals or marks that it is desired to print on the material. These letters, numerals or the like may consist of a series of indications inscribed on the lower circumferential edge of each of the said discs the corresponding indications being likewise inscribed on the top, each disc being provided at its upper edge with an extension by which the same is manipulated so that one or other of the said indications may be brought into the operative area on the lower part of the disc. Each of the discs is retained in its correct position by a spring detent that engages in notches on the back part of the discs.

Attached to the side standards and bridging over the upper surface of the said discs is a plate with a slot wherein can be seen the corresponding letters or figures to which the several discs have been set for the purpose of imprinting this combination on the garment that is fed into the underside of the discs.

In order to ensure a regular insertion of the material tobe marked, on the spindle carrying the discs is mounted a quadrantal sheet metal shield which is suitably connected to a similar quadrantal surface that is oscillatorily mounted on the base plate of the machine. The latter quadrantal surface is provided with a slot that is turned towards the type for the impression to be made on the fabric placed thereon by the act of a hammer device which is released on the turning in ofthe quadrantal surface to a suflicient extent for the aforesaid slot to coincide with a similar slot in the shield and the position of the type to be impressed on the article to be marked.

By the act of turning in the quadrantal surface aforesaid a helical spring or the like is extended whereby trip lever mechanism is set into operation and a hammer is propelled forward so that it strikes against the back surface of the fabric to be marked which is brought thereby in close contact with the series of inked type on the lower peripheries of the discs.

With each forward movement of the aforesaid quadrantal surface an inking device is operated so that at the proper moment an inked pad is pressed against the type and subsequently by the continued movement the device is moved out of the path of the hammer for imparting the impression.

Obviously the several operations aforesaid must take place due to the manipulation of a pair of handles applied to the lower quadrantal surface upon which the garment or fabric is placed to be marked.

A machine constructed as above described not only ensures the exact position of the several type elements for the purpose of marking the garment but the operator can always see by reference to the corresponding element indicator at the top of the discs that the said marking is correct, even While operating the machine as the same is always visible.

The blow imparted by the hammer lever of the trigger mechanism maybe regulated by any convenient means for affecting the tension of the spring by which the same is operated.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood reference may now be had to the accompanying two sheets of drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine Figure 2 a plan View,

Figure 3 a front View of the. machine,

Figure f a back view of the machine, and

Figures 5 and 6 respectively a sectional elevation of the inking device to an enlarged scale and a plan of the same to a like scale showing a method of mounting the device within the frames of the machine.

Similar letters of reference relate to like parts in all figures of the drawings.

Referring now to the drawings it will be seen that the machine constructed in accordance with the present invention comprises a pair of standards a mounted on a suitable base 6 between which standards on the axis (Z are rotatably mounted the discs 0 upon the periphery of each of which isinscribed the letters numerals or marks that it is desired to print on the material. These letters, numerals and the like may consist of a series of indications inscribed on the lower circumferential edge of each of the discsc the corresponding indication being likewise inscribed on the top and each disc being provided at its upper edge with an operatinghandle e by which the same is manipulated so that one or other of the said indications may be brought into the operative area on the lower part of the disc. tach of the discs 0 is retained in its correct position bya spring detent f that engages one of the notches g on the back part of the respective discs 0. Attached to the side standard a and bridging over the upper surface of the discs 0 is the plate 7L that is provided with the slot 2' wherein can be seen the corresponding letters or figures to which the several discs have been set for the purpose of imprinting this combimounted on the base nation on the garment that is fed into the underside of the discs 0. The said plate It with its slot 2' forming a permanent indicator.

' In order to protect the material to be marked from being soiled by coming in contact with the inked surface or type on the discs 0 when being fed into the machine for that purpose there is provided a quadrantal sheet metal shield j which is mounted on the spindle or axis (Z and suitably connected to a similar quadrantal oscillatory member plate of the machine by the plate at the slot at of which engages with the pin use that the movement of the shield j is directly consequent upon and synchronizes with the movement of the quadrantal feed member is.

The shield j is provided with a slot 19 which when moved into the correct position on the lower segment of the disc 0 coincides with the pad q mounted in the feed member 70 which is projected forward by the hammer r as hereinafter described.

To still further protect the material from being soiled by coming in contact with the inked surface of the discs upon a spindle 8 carried by lugs on each side of the shield j are loosely mounted thin sheet metal plates 15 that are projected slightly beyond the periphery of the disc 0 by the spring a bearing on the tail-ends thereof.

It may now be explained that the quadrantal feed member 76 is capable of being oscillated on the axis 2 which is supported in brackets 3 on the base I) and is provided with the curved entablature 4 upon which is placed the material it is desired to mark. This table however may be provided with india rubber studs or the like 5 upon which the material may rest, the entablature 4 is provided with, a slot 6 that is coincident.

with the pad 9' which contacts with the un der side of the material to be marked when struck by the hammer r.

Presuming now that an article is placed upon the studs 5 and that by means of the handles 7 the member is is pushed forward or oscillated on the axis 2 the shield 7' will at the same time move forward thus protecting the material from contacting with the inked surfaces of the discs 0 the early part of the movement aforesaid will bring the inking pad to into contact with the set of indications or type thatit isdesired to imprint on the materiah This inking pad 10 forms a part of. an important feature of the invention which will be hereinafter described. y

The inking operation having been effected the inking device is caused to slide towards the rear of the machine and at the same time by means of the trip lever 8 that is at tachec to the oscillatory member is by the pin 9 oscillates the lever 10, which depends from the axis 11, by reason of its engagement with the stud 12 until such times as the inclined end 13 of the trip lever 8 con tacts with the eccentric pin 1% whereby it is raised and the spring 15 having been extended immediately acts upon the lever 10 and projects in an upward direction the hainn'ier lever 16 the hammer 7 of which their strikes the underside 17 of the pad Q so that the latter is smartly pressed against the material in consequence of which a sharp impression is imparted thereto by its contact with the several discs 0.

Referring now to the inking device and the mechanism by which the same is operated consequent upon the oscillatory member 7a, the forward end of the device is suspended or supported. on the rod 19 that is fixed to the oscillatory member 75 and as will be seen on reference to l igures 1, 5 and 6 the rod 19 passes through the segmental slots 20 in the sides 18 of the main body of the inking device. The first movement of the oscillatory member is by reason of its contact with the depend- V-shaped spring 21. brings the inking pad to into contact with the type on the underside of the discs 0 and immediately after the upward movement of the pad to it recedes and the rod 19 assumes the position illustrated in Figure 5 and operates the rocking lever 24 whereby the inking device closed up.

The inking device illustrated is composed of sheet metal stampings and consists 0' two ill-shaped parts 25 and 26 the smaller part 25 constituting the main body of the device and the larger part 26 the cover thereof. As before described the forward end of the device is supported by the rod 19, the other end is supported by the rod 27 which is rigidly fixed between the standards a and engages in elongated slots 28 in the sides 18 of the main body 25 and also in similar but shorter slots 29 in the sides 30 of the cover 26. The slots 29 are not parallel to the top of the cover but slightly inclined which causes the cover 26 to be tightly drawn over the inking pad 10 when the device is closed, the tail end 31 of the main body 25 is bent upwards and the tail end of the cover 26 is bent downwards thus engaging the tail end 31 when the device is closed. Two vertical supports pressed out of the top of the main body engage in suitable elongated slots 3 1 in the top of the cover 26 thus acting as guides therefor.

The inkwell 37 containing the inking pad 10 is slid in between two angularly disposed brackets 35 pressed out of the top of the main body 25. An indent is made in the bottom of the inkwell with which the spring supported knob 36 engages to retain the inkwell 37. The top 11 of the inkwell the manipulation of than those in the sides 18 of the 37 may be an integral part of the inkwell or it may be a lid secured thereto in any suitable manner. The front end 39 of the top 11 is depressed so as to leave an opening for the inking pad to, it also serves to keep the pad 10 in its proper position as well as preventing the ink from soaking the pad too freely. To collect any superfluous ink from the pad when inking the type a slight depression 40 is made in the top 11, the ink collected there soaking into the pad after the inking operation. A sliding lid 42 having holes 48 corresponding to similar holes in the top 41-1 is provided for replenishing the inkwell, and is opened and closed by being slid to and fro.

Referring to the inking device the action when the oscillatory member [a is pressed forward is as follows :-As before described the inking pad to is on first movement brought into contact with the type and then recedes by virtue of the combined action of the spring 21 and the slot 20. As illustrated in Figure 1, the rocking lever 24 extends slightly over the slot 20, and is provided with an inclined end 13 with which the'pin 19 comes into contact and depresses that end of the lever as the other end 47 abuts against the pin 27. The lever 2 1 is pivotally mounted on a pin 1 1 which extends through the sides 18 of the main body 25. A coil spring 15 is carried by the pin as and an extended portion 46 of the lever 24 is bent under one of the sides 18, one end of the spring bearing against 46 tends to hold the lever 2a in the position shown in Figure 1. When the pin 19 acts on the inclined end l3 and depresses that end of the lever against the action of the spring 45, the other end 47 is raised so as to clear the rod 27 and the slot 28 in one of the sides 18 and the inking device is free to move backwards to-the extent of the length of the slots 28 and 29. The slots 29 in the sides 30 of the cover 26 are shorter main body which fact causes the cover to remain stationary while the main well is pushed into the position shown in Figure 5. When the quadrantal member 7a is withdrawn obviously the reverse operations take place.

What I claim is 1. In a machine for making garments for laundry purposes, in combination a pair of side frames mounted on a suitable base, a plurality of rotatable discs, marking letters numerals and signs inscribed on the peripheries of said discs, a fixed axis supported in said frames and upon which said discs are mounted, an indicator carried by said frames, means also carried by said frames for retaining the said discs in operative position for marking purposes, a quadrantal sheet metal shield mounted upon the afore body and the inksaid fixed axis an oscillatory quadrantal member mounted on the'aforesaid base and coac-ting With said quadrantal sheet metal shield, an inking device carried by said oscillatory member and said side frames, means also carried by said oscillatory member to operate said inking device and to Withdraw same after each inking operation, a hammer pivotally mounted on one of the said side frames, trip mechanism carried by said oscillatory member and means for actuating said trip mechanism to operate said hammer.

2. In a machine for marking garments for laundry purposes, in combination a pair of side frames mounted on a suitable base,.a plurality of rotatable discs, marking letters numerals and signs inscribed on the peripheries of said discs, a fixed axis supported in said frames and upon Which said discs are mounted, an indicator carried by said frames, means also carried by said frames for retaining the said discs in operative position for marking purposes, a quadrantal sheet metal shield mounted upon the aforesaid fixed axis, thin sheet metal plates de pending from said quadrantal sheet metal shield, a spring member bearing upon the tail ends of said metal plates to project same beyond the peripheries of said rotatable discs, an oscillatory quadrantal member mounted on the aforesaid base and coacting with said quadrantal sheet inking device carried by said oscillatory member and said side frames, means also carried by said oscillatory member to operatesaid inking device and to withdraw same after each inking operation, a hammer pivotallymounted on one of the said side frames, trip mechanism carried by said oscillatory member and means for actuating said trip mechanism to operate said hammer.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLES EDWARD J EN N ER.

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